Stumbled upon this today and it really goes to show what a small team of dedicated and talented guys can do! No need for an army. I honestly believe this is some of the best vfx I have ever seen - I could be biased as I am a massive shark (Jaws) fan and this is something I've been waiting to see in vfx. Important Looking Pirates VFX deserve a big award and in turn I am just doing my little bit to get work that deserves being seen in the lime light.

Looking great, I'm specially proud because the friend of mine did amazing water simulations
It wouldn't be fair to compare ILP with ILM, Weta ... because in all honesty their number of employees is much much smaller, maybe like a one department of those giants, therefore they did better job imho.

Originally Posted by LuckyBug:Looking great, I'm specially proud because the friend of mine did amazing water simulations
It wouldn't be fair to compare ILP with ILM, Weta ... because in all honesty their number of employees is much much smaller, maybe like a one department of those giants, therefore they did better job imho.

I agree they did an amazing job for what it is. But, I was just saying, it's not the best vfx I have ever seen. But if you're talking about best quality, the final result is all that matters, not how many or who worked on it. How many times have we heard that about demo reels and students giving excuses for how little time they had, etc...

Thats my point, the size of that team, concentrated talent and hard work proves you don't always need an army to produce great vfx.. sometimes the smaller and more intricate the project the better - Looper is another great example of this. They do a much better job than say Transformers or Star Wars for me personally. The work seems to shine with more passion somehow and its unique.. I haven't seen sharks this good in any feature film - so for that reason its the best shark vfx yet. Something that should have been in the Pirates films at some point. Plus great animation and comping because unlike all the stuff the bigger studios tend to do (tent pole summer blockbusters) this stuff is hard to pull off because we have all seen sharks in their environment and thus we know what to look out for and therefore we can sub consciously scrutinise it much more making it a harder job to pull off.. no one knows what aliens look like so you have free reign.

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